Veterans Memorial High School (VMHS) student, Darius Davis will perform with the Texas All-State Men’s Choir in San Antonio, Texas as a part of the 2015 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) clinic/convention. He was chosen for this honor through a competitive process held this year across the state at District, Region, and Area levels. Davis sings tenor.
High school students selected to perform in the All-State concerts have competed through several levels of auditions beginning in the fall of 2014 to arrive at the state level. All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive. Typically, over 1,500 students are selected through a process that begins with over 60,000 students vying for the honor to perform in one of 14 ensembles (bands, orchestras, and choirs). TMEA sponsors the Texas All-State competition. This competitive process begins throughout the state in auditions hosted by 28 TMEA Regions. Individual musicians perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part. From this ranking, a select group of musicians advances from their Region to compete against musicians from other areas in seven TMEA Area competitions. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in a TMEA All-State music group. Only the top 3% of musicians who initially audition become All-State musicians.
These All-State students participate in three days of rehearsals, directed by nationally-recognized conductors during the TMEA Clinic/Convention. Their performance for thousands of attendees brings the event to a close. For the All-State concert schedule, go to www.tmea.org/convention.
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